Samir Chantre

Excellent week for us in the east coast! Me and Queixinho had a very good time teaching and training in an annual Nogi Camp we do at BJJ Conquest in Baltimore with our friend Vicente Junior. On Friday we drove up to New York to compete on the next day. The drive got me a…

It was a great weekend for me in Las Vegas. The tournament was great and my division was full of talents. I got in the gym right on time for my division to start. I could see the fight that would decide who would face me in the semis. Around 20 min later I went…

The idea for the program was based on a smaller camp we ran in 2012, which was a huge success. The 2012 camp trained light weight competitors at Caio Terra’s school in San Jose, CA. After two years, the group is at it again, but this time, we have changed the program to not only…

The 2013 Pan Ams NoGi was great. I had an amazing week prior the tournament teaching and training at my friends Vicente Jr’s academy in Maryland, Conquest BJJ, with my teammates Osvaldo Queixinho and Caio Terra. After all the hard work the result could not be different, once again, for the second year in a…

The American Nationals is always a very excited tournament, and this year was no different. Our team went to Carson-CA strong with 14 competitors bringing home more than 20 medals! I closed out the featherweight division with my teammate and friend Osvaldo Queixinho in both, Gi and No-Gi, after submitting my fights with a brabo…

As usual, the Las Vegas International Open was a great tournament. Thank God I was able to win my 4th title in a row at featherweight and also close out the Open Weight division with my teammates which makes me really happy to see that title remaining here with us for the 4th consecutive year….

I’m very happy today to announce my new FULL sponsorship with CTRL Industries. We’ve been having a part sponsorship since the brand first started and now we have the chance to step up to a new level. I was always a big fan of all CTRL’s products and always used to wear them, now I’ll…

The IBJJF New York Open was a great experience where I could show a good display of Jiu-Jitsu and submit my match to win the tournament closing out the bracket with my friend Andre Monteiro. I was very well trained since I had a great training camp with my friend Vicente Jr in his academy,…

The Pan Ams no-gi was a great experience for me. Going all the way to New York where is a different time zone to fight is always a challenge. Thank God I had the support of my friends and I could prepare myself really well and the result came out well. I closed out my…

The American Nationals was once again a great put up by IBJJF and I had the pleasure to be there competing and thank God winning my divisions for the third year, gi and no-gi. I had many tough fights but I was really prepared for this and I was blessed with those wins. Also, I…

The event brought together over 600 athletes at the Sport Center of Las Vegas, one more organized and high level tournament by IBJJF. “The great champion of the Las Vegas International Open, held last Saturday, was Samir Chantre, who won the featherweight division and the absolute black belt title.” GracieMag.com Click HERE and take a…